Laura Bell Collins

Mrs. Laura Bell Collins, age 90, of Dahlonega, GA died Sunday, December 11, 2011 at the Gold City Convalescent Center in Dahlonega, GA.

Mrs. Collins was a native and lifelong resident of Lumpkin County. She was a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Dahlonega. She was a homemaker, retired poultry farmer, and also worked for a number of years at the Burlington Pinetree Plant in Dahlonega.

Laura Bell was the daughter of the late James M. Higgins and Martha Jarrard Higgins and was also preceded in death by her husband of 69 years, Luther J. Collins; son, Don Collins; daughter and son-in-law, Geraldine and Gene Walker; sister, Lula Scott; brother, Rallie Higgins; and nephew, Carlton Higgins.

She is survived by daughter and son-in-law, Maxcine and Hartwell Ricketts, Dahlonega, GA; son and daughter-in-law, J.L. and Carolyn Collins, Dahlonega, GA; daughter-in-law, Melanie Collins, Dahlonega, GA; grandchildren, Tammy Stowers, Troy Walker, Jamie Ricketts, Shannon and Mitchell Collins, Bryan and Ginger Collins; 9 great-grandchildren, 2 great-great-grandchildren; nieces, Barbara Roper and Barbara Moore; nephew, Grady Higgins. Numerous other relatives also survive.

Funeral services for Mrs. Collins are scheduled for 11 AM Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at the Banister Funeral Home Chapel in Dahlonega.

Rev. Lyman Caldwell will officiate.

Interment will follow in the Bethlehem/Jones Chapel Cemetery in Dahlonega.

The family will receive friends at Banister Funeral Home in Dahlonega on Monday, December 12, 2011 from 2 PM until 9 PM and again on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 from 10 AM until 11 AM.